Device for removably holding sheets of paper and the like



Bee. 9, 1924. 351mm c. E. JOHNSCPN DEVICE FOR REMOVABLY HOLDING SHEETS OF PAPER AND THE LIKE F118;! Jan. "12, 1922 MSW @E" QMMMW $7 I jig Patented Dec. 9, 1924.

UNITED STATES 1,518,329 PATENT DFFICE.

CORNELIUS EVAN JOHNSON, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

DEVICE FOR REMOVABLY HOLDING SHEETS OF PAPER AND THE LIKE.

Application filed January 12, 1922.

To all whom it may conoemt:

Be it known that I, CORNELIUS EVAN JoHNsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Devices for Removably Holding Sheets of Paper and the like, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to devices for removably holding sheets of paper and the like; and its object is to provide such a device wherein the sheets may be readily inserted and securely held and from which they may be as readily removed when die I sired.

in Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, one embodiment of my invention is shown.

Figure 1 illustrating an opened pair of covers flexibly connected and showing a top plan view of a device for removably holding sheets of paper and the like;

Figure 2 is a sectional view of the same taken on a plane corresponding to line 2-2 of Figure 1, but showing the covers closed;

Figure is a like view thereof taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the base of said device and connected parts;

Figure 5 is a view in perspective of the spring member whereby the sheets are held in place; and

Figure dis a fragmentary view showing a binding post of the device;

Figures 7 8, 9, 10 and 11 illustrate a modified form of my device;

Figure 7 being a top plan view thereof with is covers opened:

Figure 8 is a top plan view of the base of the same;

Figure 9 is a sectional view of the device taken on a plane coresponding to line 99 of Figure 7, but showing the covers closed;

Figure 10 is a like view of the same taken on a plane corresponding to line 10--10 of Figure 7; and

Figure 11 is a top plan view of the spring member whereby the sheets are held in place.

In the following illustrative forms of my invention, a device for removably holding Serial No. 528,666.

sheets 1 of paper, etc., is shown (and which in the sheets, each post having a sprung outwardly from the base, this memher being then movable edgewise to a position in which it is held against reverse or releasing movement.

In the construction seen in Figures 1, 2,

3, 4, and 6, the base 6 carries the binding post 7 provided adjacent its upper end with a keeper in the form of an annular groove 8. The sheets 1 are held in the device on said post which passes through their registering openings 5 and are retained thereon by the flat spring member or strip 9. This spring member has an aperture therethrough having a wide portion 10 (or as shown, a pair of such portions) and a second and narrower portion 11 between the portions 10. The post may be freely thrust through either of said portions 10, and the member 9 may then be slid edgewise in its longitudinal direction until the keeperthe annular grooveof the post is received into the narrower portion 11, whereupon the part of the member 9 which is adjacent the post is held against springing movement. This spring member has at either end a downwardly or inwardly extending lug 12 engaging the edges of the contents (the sheets 1) held in the device, when the member 9 is in the position seen in Figure 1, said lugs in the flat position of said member thus preventing it from being slid and thus retaining the devices parts in operative holding position relatively to its contents. This member 9 however, being springable, may be sprung at either end outwardly from the contents 1 suiiiciently to carry its lug clear of said contents, whereupon said spring member may he slid toward the opposite side of such contents to a position where the wider portion 10 of the aperture registers with the post, whereupon the spring member mav be removed.

In again applying the spring member to hold the contents of the device, a wider portion 10 of the aperture is pushed down over the end of the post (one of the lugs 12 then resting on said contents 1), and being sprung or bowed toward the contents the spring member maybe slidingly moved endwise until the narrow portion 11 of the aperture is engaged and held in the keeper groove 8 and the lug passes oti'i'rom'the face of the contents and engages the side thereof as particularly seen inFigure 3, whereupon the device is in operative holding position.

In the modified construction seen in Fig ures 7, .8, 9, 10 and 11, the base 6 carries a pair of binding posts 7 "formed by cutting the base plate at l3 and bending up tongues whoseextremitiesare bent toward each other to form the hook portions or keepers 14-. The spring member 9 for retaining the sheets 1 on these binding posts has a pair of elongated slots or apertures 15 through which the posts and their keepers may be freely thrust when the middle of the spring member is sprung or bowed outwardly "from the contents 1 sufficiently to permit such operation. When the spring member 9 however is released from such sprung or bowed position and lies hat on the contents, it is held in that position by the keepers which then engage its upper surface at the mutually adjacent sides of the two apertures, as particularly shown in Figure 9. In this position either of the posts forms means for retaining the inner side of the aperture in the other post in holding engagement with the spring member.

It will be seen that in eitlu-r form of the device shown, the spring member i and 9 is urged by its own elasticity to straight or unbowed position wherein the lugs i one of the posts 7 holds it against the edge wise moven'ient which would permit of the detachment of the spring meml ers :trom the keepers.

The invention being intended to be pointed out in the claims, is not to be limited to or by details of construction of the particular embodiment or embodiments thereof illustrated by the drawings or hereinbetore shown or described.

I' claim:

l. In device of the character described: a base carrying a post adapted to be thrust through registering openings in the devices contents and provided with a keeper adjacent -its outer end; a spring member having a. lug and provided with an aperture having a portion into which the post may be thrust endwise and a second portion, said member being springably movable relatively to said contents to thrust the post into the first mentioned portion of the aperture and then morableed 'ewise intoa position wherein the second portion of the aperture is held by the keeper against outward springing n'ioremcn t. adjacent the post and said n'ieniber urged by its elasticity to cause its lug to engage an edge of the said contents to hold said member against reverse edgewise movement.

2. In a device of the character dcscriliied; a base carrying a post adapted to he thrust through registering openings in the devices contents, and provided with a keeper adjacent itsouter end; a spring member having a lug and provided with an aperture having a portion into which the post may be thrust endwise and a second portion, said member being springably movable relatively to said contents to thrust the post into the first-men.- tioned portion of the aperture and then movable edgewise to a position wherein the scrond portion of the aperture is held by the keeper against springing movement adjacent the post and said member is urged by its elasticity to cause its lug to engage means for holding said member against IKBVPEM edgewise movement; means for thus holding the lu against such reverse odgewise mortment of said member.

8. In a device of the character described: a base carrying a post adapted to be thrust through registering openings in the device's contents and provided with a keeper adjacent its outer end; a spring nien'ibcr baring lugs and provided with an aperture having a portion into which the post may be thrust endwise and a second portion, said member being springably movable relatively to said contents to thrust the post into the firs mentioned portion of the aperture and then inorable edgewise into a position wherein the second portion of the aperture is held by the keeper against outward springing morement adjacent the post and said member i1 urged by its elasticity to cause its lugs to engage opposite edges of said contents to hold said member against edgewise movement.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Grand Rapids, Michigan. this 3rd day of January, 1922.

CORNELIUS EVAN JOHNSON.

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